THE BUZOIANS DURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNION OF THE PRINCIPALITIES

Abstract

Through the double election, on January 5 and 24, 1859, through the extensive and complex program of reforms carried out during the 7 years of Alexandru Ioan Cuza's reign, the foundations of the modern Romanian national state were laid. The archive documents give us a correct picture of the events and personalities in the Buzău area. Following the elections of September 1857, the 7 deputies of Buzău county were: the bishop of Filotei, Scarlat Voinescu, Nicolae Pâcleanu, Costache Ciochinescu, Nae Stănescu, Vasile Serea and Costache Moglan. In accordance with those established in Buzău County, the members of the Elective Assembly were then elected, who on January 24, in the Concordia Hotel in Bucharest, together with the other Wallachian deputies, confirmed the double election of Alexandru Ioan Cuza. They were: Scarlat Voinescu, Ion (Iancu) Marghiloman, Costache Deşliu, Mihail Pleşoianu and the bishop of Filota. In the evening of February 6, 1859, ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza was received by Buzoians with great pomp. A year later, on January 23, 1860, Prince Cuza celebrated the Union of the Romanian Principalities in Buzău.

Keywords

• alexandru ioan cuza
• events and buzoian personalities
• deputies
• elective assembly
• union of romanian principalities